Over 300,000 Venezuelan students poured into the streets Wednesday in a show of support that predicts a huge victory in this Sunday’s election for the new Constitution that will realize President Hugo Chavez’ vision of much greater power for the people through grassroots communal councils. “The size of this march will dishearten the opposition,” write Leonardo Badell and Darrall Cozens of Hands Off Venezuela. “Last week opposition students had gathered in numbers perhaps reaching 50,000. They claimed that students were against Chavez and the proposed constitutional changes. Here were at least 300,000 stating Si and for Chavez. Many different schools and universities were present – UCV (Central University of Venezuela), ULA (University of the Andes), UNEFA (National University of the Armed Forces) and UDO (University of the West), among others. Now we know the forces that can be mobilized.” Read the commentary of Olivia Goumbri, head of the Venezuela Information Office, on page 2, an exclusive to the Bay View. Photo: Hands Off Venezuela, handsoffvenezuela.org